as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Recent Examples of isle
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series will feature a darker, more Gothic aesthetic and tone following the idyllic Greek isles setting of Glass Onion.
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are Dr. Friedrich Ritter and his wife Dore Strauch who in 1929 take residence on the isle of Floreana so Ritter may write his manifesto and Dora treat her multiple sclerosis.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The setting is a sunny Greek isle, and the central character, Donna, is a free-spirited single mother who owns and operates a taverna there.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
An uninhabited isle in the Mediterranean somewhere?
—Emma Sloley
august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are Dr. Friedrich Ritter and his wife Dore Strauch who in 1929 take residence on the isle of Floreana so Ritter may write his manifesto and Dora treat her multiple sclerosis.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The setting is a sunny Greek isle, and the central character, Donna, is a free-spirited single mother who owns and operates a taverna there.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
An uninhabited isle in the Mediterranean somewhere?
—Emma Sloley
august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isle
island
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How to Get There The main air hub in the Maldives is Velana International Airport (MLE), located on the capital island of Malé.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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A couple in their sixties, the oldest of the passengers, wearing camping backpacks and sun visors, declined many offers from men with four-wheelers who wanted to drive them to their hotel, as the island had no real cars.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isle. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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